Worcestershire County Council elections

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Worcestershire County Council elections are held every four years. Worcestershire County Council is the upper-tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Worcestershire in England. Since the last boundary changes in 2025, 57 councillors have been elected from 53 electoral divisions. [1]

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Council elections

Year Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats [a] Reform Green Health
Concern 		UKIP Independents
& Others		Council control
after election
Council re-established (57 seats)
1997 [2] 25228–0–02 [b] No overall control
2001 [2] 26149–0602 [c] No overall control
New division boundaries
2005 [2] 29178–0102 [d] Conservative
2009 [2] 4238–0202 [e] Conservative
2013 [2] 30123–2244 [f] Conservative
2017 [2] 40103–2101Conservative
2021 [3] 453403002Conservative
New division boundaries [1]
2025 1226278–02No overall control

County result maps

By-election results

2005–2009

St Chads by-election 12 April 2007 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Graham Ballinger1,05950.0+8.7
Conservative Tracey Onslow67231.8+9.6
Health Concern Howard Martin25211.9+2.4
Labour Dan Watson1336.3−13.9
Majority 38718.3
Turnout 2,116
Liberal hold Swing
Arrow Valley East by-election 17 July 2008 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Juliet Brunner1,43742.2+9.9
Labour Debbie Taylor1,04130.6−15.8
Liberal Democrats Diane Thomas45513.4−7.9
BNP Maurice Field36710.8+10.8
Independent Richard Armstrong1033.0+3.0
Majority 39611.6
Turnout 3,403
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

2009–2013

Bowbrook by-election 25 November 2010 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tony Miller1,08859.2−1.2
Liberal Democrats Margaret Rowley53629.2+7.2
Labour Chris Barton21311.6+4.6
Majority 55230.0
Turnout 1,837
Conservative hold Swing
Alvechurch by-election 16 December 2010 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative June Griffiths63752.6+11.6
Labour Christopher Bloore18915.6+6.3
Independent Dee Morton15713.0+13.0
Liberal Democrats Howard Allen836.9−6.3
Independent Kenneth Wheatley796.5+6.5
UKIP Steven Morson655.4−16.6
Majority 44837.0
Turnout 1,210
Conservative hold Swing

2013–2017

Stourport-on-Severn by-election 27 June 2013 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Health Concern John Thomas1,05530.6+4.1
UKIP John Holden89225.8−1.7
Conservative Chris Rogers75321.8+2.3
Labour Carol Warren60717.6−5.0
Green Angela Hartwich772.2−1.7
BNP Carl Mason391.1+1.1
Liberal Democrats Paul Preston300.9+0.9
Majority 1634.7
Turnout 3,453
Health Concern gain from UKIP Swing
St Marys by-election 1 August 2013 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nathan Desmond50428.0+2.9
UKIP Peter Willoughby44224.6−2.8
Labour Mumshad Ahmed33818.8−4.6
Health Concern Graham Ballinger32117.8+2.3
Independent Helen Dyke19510.8+10.8
Majority 623.4
Turnout 1,800
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing
Arrow Valley East by-election 22 May 2014 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Peter Bridle2,01735.2+1.2
Labour Phil Mould1,60128.0−1.3
Conservative Juliet Brunner1,44825.3+3.0
Liberal Democrats Simon Oliver2865.0+1.2
Green Emma Bradley2414.2+0.6
Independent Isabel Armstrong1332.3+2.3
Majority 4167.3
Turnout 5,726
UKIP hold Swing
Stourport-on-Severn by-election 17 December 2015 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tony Muir76328.7+9.2
Health Concern Nicky Martin72527.3+0.8
Labour Jill Hawes58121.9−0.7
UKIP John Holden54720.6−6.1
Green Phil Oliver421.6−2.3
Majority 381.4
Turnout 2,658
Conservative gain from Health Concern Swing
Ombersley by-election 11 August 2016 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Tomlinson95663.2+15.2
Liberal Democrats Peter Evans22414.8+8.8
UKIP Richard Keel21214.0−19.2
Independent Douglas Ingram1207.9N/A
Majority 73248.4
Turnout 1,51818.00
Conservative hold Swing

2017–2021

Bromsgrove South by-election 31 October 2019 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kyle Daisley76940.2−0.3
Independent Rachel Jenkins43622.8+22.8
Liberal Democrats Joshua Robinson35718.7+13.8
Labour Bren Henderson35118.3−32.2
Majority 33317.4
Turnout 1,913
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

2021–2025

Arrow Valley West by-election 1 September 2022 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andrew Fry1,34253.7
Conservative Gemma Monaco89335.7
Green Glen Theobald1465.8
Liberal Democrats Mark Tomes1204.8
Majority 44918.0
Turnout 2,50115.87
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Malvern Chase by-election 4 May 2023 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Malcolm Victory74025.4+25.4
Conservative David Watkins73725.3−6.3
Liberal Democrats Pete Benkwitz68423.5−13.9
Labour Martin Willis38813.3+5.0
MH Independents Sarah Rouse36412.5+12.5
Majority 30.1
Turnout 2,913
Green gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Warndon Parish by-election 19 October 2023 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Andrew Cross1,13944.1+28.6
Conservative Lucy Hodgson62324.1−37.0
Liberal Democrats Sarah Murray57922.4+16.2
Labour Robyn Norfolk2399.3−7.4
Majority 51620.0
Turnout 2,580
Green gain from Conservative Swing
Evesham North West by-election 2 May 2024 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Goodge65533.0−27.5
Labour David Tasker45322.8−1.4
Liberal Democrats Oliver Walker24512.3+3.5
Independent John Campbell-Muir23711.9+11.9
Green Stephen Squires20510.3+10.3
Independent Peter Scurfield1919.6+9.6
Majority 20210.2
Turnout 1,986
Conservative hold Swing

2025–2029

Bromsgrove South by-election 1 September 2022 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sam Ammar1,41651.9+20.3
Reform Philip Hingley91133.4−1.5
Conservative Matt Dormer30911.3−5.8
Labour Laura Rollins923.4−4.1
Majority 50518.5
Turnout 2,728
Liberal Democrats gain from Reform Swing

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Includes totals for the predecessors of the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Party and SDP (both of which participated in the Alliance).
  2. ↑ Including 1 Liberal
  3. ↑ Including 1 Liberal
  4. ↑ 2 Liberals
  5. ↑ 1 Liberal, 1 Wythall Residents Association
  6. ↑ Including 1 Liberal, 1 Wythall Residents Association

References

  1. 1 2 "The Worcestershire (Electoral Changes) Order 2024". gov.uk . 13 November 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  3. ↑ "County Election Results 2021". Worcestershire County Council . Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  4. ↑ Whittaker, Paul (13 April 2007). "Liberal by-election victory". Kidderminster Shuttle. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  5. ↑ Paine, David (19 July 2008). "Tories take by-election seat". Worcester News. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  6. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Bowbrook Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  7. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Alvechurch Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  8. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Stourport-on-Severn Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  9. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — St Marys Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  10. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Arrow Valley East Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  11. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Stourport-on-Severn Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  12. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Ombersley Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  13. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Bromsgrove South Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  14. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Arrow Valley West Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  15. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Malvern Chase Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  16. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Warndon Parish Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  17. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Evesham North West Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  18. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Bromsgrove South Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
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